Asean corporates turn to sustainable finance as 67% plan green or sustainability-linked debt, report finds | News | Eco-Business
More than half, or 53 per cent, also expect to use blended finance, a mix of public, development bank, or…
Indigenous groups push back against Indonesia’s conservation law in court | News | Eco-Business
Indigenous groups in Indonesia have made a legal challenge to parts of a new conservation law. The groups say it…
Poor infrastructure and land use worsen India’s monsoon floods | News | Eco-Business
Widespread flooding in northeastern India that affected more than 500,000 people and claimed at least 99 lives between June and…
Indonesia’s captive coal: Financing industrial decarbonisation | News | Eco-Business
But funding directed specifically at transitioning from captive coal power remains limited. Much of the challenge is due to the…
Palm oil and primates, can they coexist? | News | Eco-Business
For decades, the relationship between palm oil and biodiversity has largely been defined by conflict. Across Southeast Asia, the rapid…
Young Indian farmers using agri-tech could narrow a generational gap | News | Eco-Business
Under the Indian government’s Digital Agriculture Mission, set up in 2024, several digital platforms were launched to help farmers keep…
Indonesia’s captive coal: How to decarbonise its biggest growth sectors? | News | Eco-Business
The largest user of captive power is the nickel sector, with installed capacity reaching 13.9 GW in 2024, followed by…
Carbon crossroads: Petrochemicals boom tests Indonesia’s climate goals | News | Eco-Business
In July 2025, the Indonesian government inked an investment deal worth nearly US$6 billion with PT Taikun Petro Chemical. This…
Indonesia’s wildfires intensify as haze spreads into Malaysia | News | Eco-Business
Haze from fires in Indonesian Borneo has drifted across the border into the Malaysian portion of the island, pushing air…
Singapore got old fast, now rethinking who cares for its people | News | Eco-Business
Singapore had little time to grow old. In the space of just 19 years, the city-state underwent a demographic shift…
Urban heat solutions exist, but tropical cities struggle to afford them | News | Eco-Business
Urban heat islands pose a growing global health threat. But in tropical cities, the peril is surging. Already burdened by…
Why extreme heat could be Asia’s most underestimated health challenge | News | Eco-Business
Romuel Delos Santos, 27, has spent the past year with a rail construction company in Metro Manila, Philippines, building on…
Singapore dominates Southeast Asia AI funding as investment surges | News | Eco-Business
Singapore has cemented its position as Southeast Asia’s dominant fundraising hub for artificial intelligence (AI) companies, attracting about US$9.3 billion…
China’s new carbon-intensity measure has not changed its climate pledges | News | Eco-Business
In February of this year, China’s annual statistical communiqué indicated a change to an important measure of climate action. The…
Philippine anti-online disinformation bill feared to threaten freedom of speech, as calls grow for AI governance | News | Eco-Business
A bill its authors say will curb online disinformation while protecting the press has cleared the Philippines’ House of Representatives…
Thailand tightens data centre rules as AI boom strains power grid | News | Eco-Business
Thailand is moving to tighten rules for data centres, including higher electricity tariffs, upfront grid-access guarantees and tougher investment screening,…
Microplastics contaminate sea salt from Indonesia’s Lombok Island: study | News | Eco-Business
Sea salt sold in markets across Lombok Island, Indonesia, is contaminated with microplastics, according to a recent study. Microplastics are…
Green bonds retain lead in Asia as sustainable debt market diversifies | News | Eco-Business
Green bonds remain the dominant form of sustainable debt in Asia, but their share of the market is gradually shrinking…
Renewables must lead Malaysia’s coal phase-out to avoid gas lock-in: WEF | News | Eco-Business
Malaysia must accelerate renewable energy deployment and strengthen grid flexibility ahead of planned coal retirements to prevent the country’s transition…
Temasek’s GenZero reports 47% rise in direct climate impact as portfolio expands | News | Eco-Business
GenZero, the climate investment platform founded by Singapore state investor Temasek, said its direct realised climate impact rose 47 per…